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Turkey: an adverse context ‘will impede the conduct of genuinely democratic elections'

24/04/2018 | Monitoring

The Monitoring Committee expresses its deepest concern at the announcement, on 18 April 2018, of the holding of early presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey on 24 June 2018, one and a half years ahead of schedule.

Monitors react to developments in Yerevan

23/04/2018 | Monitoring

“We welcome the courageous decision of Prime Minister Sargsyan to resign from his post in order to defuse the mounting tensions in the country", have reacted the monitoring corapporteurs of Armenia.

Moldova: ensuring conditions conducive to free and fair elections

09/04/2018 | Monitoring

Co-rapporteurs have welcomed Moldova’s continuing commitment to European values, but urged the authorities to continue reforms and create conditions conducive to free and fair elections.

Turkey monitors express ‘serious concerns’ ahead of 2019 elections

05/04/2018 | Monitoring

Marianne Mikko and Nigel Evans, PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Turkey, have expressed serious concern over the deterioration of the situation in Turkey ahead of the forthcoming 2019 elections.

PACE monitors to visit the Republic of Moldova

29/03/2018 | Monitoring

Egidijus Vareikis and Maryvonne Blondin, co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of the Moldova, are to visit the country from 3 to 5 April to prepare their assessment of how far it is honouring its Council of Europe obligations and commitments.

Turkey: monitoring visit by PACE co-rapporteurs

27/03/2018 | Monitoring

Co-rapporteurs Marianne Mikko and Nigel Evans will be making a fact-finding visit to Turkey from 28 to 30 March to assess the honouring of the country’s obligations and commitments to the Council of Europe.

Co-rapporteur urges Ukrainian authorities maintain momentum in fight against corruption

23/03/2018 | Monitoring

Following his visit to Kyiv, Eerik-Niiles Kross welcomed the many reforms that have been implemented by the Ukrainian authorities, since the adoption of PACE Resolution on the functioning of democratic institutions in Ukraine.

PACE monitor to visit Ukraine

15/03/2018 | Monitoring

Eerik-Niiles Kross, co-rapporteur for the monitoring of Ukraine, will make a visit to the country from 19 to 21 March. He intends to focus notably on recent political developments and the state of the reform programme.

Co-rapporteurs express deep concern at the death of a Georgian citizen in South Ossetia (Georgia)

26/02/2018 | Monitoring

Georgia monitoring co-rapporteurs Kerstin Lundgren and Titus Corlăţean have expressed their deep concern at, and condemned, the death of a Georgian citizen while being detained by the de facto authorities in Tskhinvali.

Turkey: three rapporteurs appalled by re-arrest of AI Chair, call for his swift release

02/02/2018 | Monitoring

Marianne Mikko and Nigel Evans, co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Turkey, and Egidijus Vareikis, rapporteur on protecting human rights defenders in Council of Europe member States, call for the release of Taner Kılıç.

Co-rapporteurs for Turkey call for the release of the AI Turkey Chair, concerned about new arrests

31/01/2018 | Monitoring

Ahead of the third hearing of Taner Kilic on 31 January, co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Turkey reiterated their call for the immediate and unconditional release of the Chair of Amnesty International Turkey.

Georgia: progress made, but items remain to be addressed, including with regard to the independence of the...

26/01/2018 | Monitoring

“Over the last decade Georgia has made considerable and consistent progress in honouring its accession commitments and membership obligations,” said co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Georgia.